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What could be causing eyelid asymmetry and how can it be corrected? (photos)

Brave355790Oct 8, 2023
22F, my left eyelid is different than the right one since I can remember. My question is what the cause could be is it fat related, ptosis, eyebrow position etc. ? ( I feel like my left crease starts of higher and the eyebrow fat just kind of lies on top of my eyeball )

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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Good morning! As you can probably understand, this is not a straight forward issue to correct, but not impossible. I see two issues, one being asymmetry in eyelid position and the second being asymmetric upper eyelid sulcus hollow (area between eyelid and eyebrow). The first may be able to be...

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Thank you for sharing your good question. You can have fillers injected in the lower half of your face prior to the eyelid surgery. Confirm this with your surgeon. Good luck!

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